Other Assistance
Sometimes, people need assistance to help them through life's rough spots. These services may include food, housing, child care, and tax credits for qualified individuals. A variety of services may be accessed from the resources below.
Special programs provide additional assistance to target groups.
Resources on Accessibility and Disability Issues contains information about your rights to workplace accommodations. It may help you stay on the job and be successful.
Childcare assistance may help a working parent stay on the job. This page features payment and collection information, how to apply, employer withholding, and answers to child support questions.
The Employee Benefits Guidebook can help employees better understand pay and employer sponsored benefits. The charts at the end will help the employee appropriately value the benefits offered by an employer. This publication is sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development and is available en Español
Wisconsin has food and nutrition programs for all ages to help with feeding yourself and your family.
Financial Assistance provides information on programs to help cope with unemployment. This includes Wisconsin Works (W-2) and unemployment insurance.
Managing personal finances resources help when facing unemployment. This may produce a drop in income that can make life difficult and change the way we live.
Gain access healthcare to programs for low income and unemployed Wisconsin residents, including tips on staying healthy and avoiding injury.
Our affordable housing information can help you learn about renting, avoiding housing problems, and find housing in your area.
Tax credit programs may help you pay less in taxes. People with low income, who pay childcare costs, and who are fixed-income elderly homeowners may qualify.
Learn about employment scams and background checks for employment.
Other resources links to other state and national assistance such as unemployment compensation. You will also find links to Federal programs and national resources.